dutch oven | food | garden | new to me
Corned Beef Sounds Gross
Had that cabbage in the garden so I thought I’d try an old fashioned sounding recipe from this book: Corned Beef and Cabbage. I could tell my son was grossed…
It’s That Time Again
(my 365 day 43 photo, red cabbage) It’s here. Time to plant for Spring. I was checking out my little patch of garden yesterday and was surprised by how full…
Garden Love
Poor little garden that could… Even after a few freezes, it’s still trying. While cleaning up the dead stuff from my fall garden, I was pleased to see the hardy…
Where’s Granny’s Greens in ‘Possum Fat Recipe When I Need it?
We have mustard greens. Just realized I’ve never cooked mustard greens before.
beekeeping | food | garden | homemaking | new to me | photography | soap | thinking out loud | yoga
Things I Learned Over the Summer
A reminder for those days when I feel like everything I do is undone in a moment after school, nothings seems accomplished, and I’m going to bed in a messy…
cheap stuff | family | garden | new to me
Hand-Me-Down Seeds
It’s my first time to save seeds from my little garden. The little garden that could. I ordered heirloom seeds and a book on growing and harvesting seeds. When they…
Accidental Cantaloupe
This is Garden Magic. I didn’t choose to go the melon route, but it chose me. I’m poking around in the last little bits of summer garden and find something…
Light- Green Thumb
I think I’m “getting there” with the garden. The herbs and one crazy vine spinach are still going strong. But I think the little pickings above were about the last…
Who Knew?
Who knew a mother-in-law’s tongue could bloom? I’ve had these forever- as long as my youngest child. They were inherited from a lovely friend who passed away and have unobtrusively…
cheap stuff | garden | my home
Another Happy Ending
Finished our small budget recycled patio in time for the fourth. We used broken chunks of concrete from old foundations that we picked up on the side of the road…